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Rachel Barbara (Where in the World?) is an editorial intern at Go World Travel Magazine. She grew up in New Orleans and, after graduating from college in Philadelphia, moved to Colorado to become a whitewater rafting guide. |
Colorado, USA |
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Joe David (Up the Amazon...Without Cash) is the author of numerous travel articles and four books, including two novels critical of education, The Fire Within and Teacher of the Year. Teacher of the Year has also been written as a play, and it is scheduled to be read at the National Press Club of Washington this November. For more information about Joe David, visit www.bfat.com. |
Virginia, USA |
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Alex Dolan (Climbing Kilimanjaro: The Remote Rongai Route) Alex Dolan is a writer and musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been a literary critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, an editor at the Reece Halsey North Literary Agency, a contributor to Planet Magazine, the managing editor for Administration and Policy in Mental Health and the book editor for SOMA Magazine. He can be reached at www.alexdolan.com.
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California, USA |
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As a child, Naomi Gaede Penner (Sourdough Memories: Alaska's Kenai Peninsula) spent several years in Alaska where her father was a bush pilot doctor.
In Prescription for Adventure: Bush Pilot Doctor, Naomi tells about some of her father’s flying mishaps, medical emergencies and hunting adventures. She has completed a not-yet-published book that adds the perspectives of her mother, herself and her three siblings. Watch for Prescription for Homesteading: Airstrip, Chainsaw, Rhubarb. For more details go to www.prescriptionforadventure.com. |
Colorado, USA |
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Szilvia Gogh (After the Tsunami: A Poignant Homecoming) Since 1989 Szilvia has been involved in international competition level orientation diving, and has logged more than 4,000 dives, including training, competition and recreational dives. She decided to travel around the world and teach scuba diving for a while. One of her favorite places to dive is Cocos Island, Costa Rica, because it is still so unspoiled, and she loves to see sharks. Visit her Website at http://www.miss-scuba.com. |
California, USA |
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Lisa Hyer Davenport (Italy by Vespa: A Tuscan Adventure) is a freelance writer and the owner of Words à la Carte, based in Englewood, Colorado. Since fulfilling her long-time dream of owning a Vespa, Lisa and her husband enjoy exploring the Southwest on their 500cc Aprilia Scarabeo maxi-scooter. |
Colorado, USA |
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Susan Jaques (Dutch Treat: Rembrandt at 400) is a travel writer specializing in the arts, cruises, outdoor and family travel. Her work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Toronto Globe & Mail, Toronto Sun, Cruise Reviews & News and Cruisecritic.com. Jaques lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two teenage children. |
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Bianca Jordan (Running Away from it All: Places to Race) is a freelance writer based in New York City. She has lived in both Oxford and London. After moving back to the United States from England, she worked for Oxford University Press with its flagship titles, including the Oxford English Dictionary and the Dictionary of National Biography. Since she first visited Britain six years ago, she has written about the country for various publications and organizations, including the British Tourist Authority and Student Travels magazine. |
New York, USA |
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Joanne Lane (Nomads Land: Western India) is an Australian freelance photojournalist based in Brisbane. A love of writing from an early age led her to complete a university journalism degree in 1996 with the idea of pursuing sports journalism. Jo has been published in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America, England, Ireland, Italy and India in newspapers, magazines and books. She also produces photographic greeting cards and calendars. For more details, see www.visitedplanet.com.
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Brisbane, Australia |
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Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey (Wild Isle: The Seychelles' Frégate Island) is a freelance writer currently based in Oman. Originally from Germany, she has lived in four countries, and is happiest when boarding a plane, as long as it takes her somewhere new. Working as a team with her photographer husband, Ian Lemmin-Woolfrey, she has written hundreds of articles for international and Middle Eastern magazines, newspapers and Websites, including The Weekly Telegraph, Business Traveler, cntraveller.co.uk, RoadandTravel.com and many others. |
Oman |
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Leon Oliver (Catch a Wave: Southwest Strata) is retired from the practice of law. He now pursues his passion for outdoor photography and travel writing from his home base in Denton, Texas, where he lives with his wife, Penny. |
Texas, USA |
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Cindy Patten (Gifts with Ties: The Haberdasher of Hurghada) is a teacher on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Each summer she abandons her husband and four cats to travel the world. She has most recently taught EFL (English as a Foreign Language) and studied 20th-century history in China. Some of her adventures also appear in Glimpse Abroad at www.glimpseabroad.org. |
Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
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Sandra Scott (Nicaragua Revisited: A Decade of Change) is a retired history teacher and the co-author of two history books. Scott has been traveling worldwide for more than 20 years, and writing about her travels since 1990. Her retired husband, John, is a traveling/writing partner. Their travels have taken them to more than 95 countries. They have four children. www.sanscott.com. |
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Michael Stusser (Honeymooning in Paradise: The Luxurious Las Ventanas al Paraiso) is a columnist, game inventor and arts activist. His “Accidental Parent” column (ParentMap magazine) won the prestigious Gold Award at the Parents Publication Awards in 2005, and his “Dead Guy Interviews” (Mental Floss magazine) will be released as a book by Penguin Publishing in 2006. Stusser is a contributing writer for the Seattle Weekly and his freelance work is frequently published by Law & Politics, Yoga International and The New York Times Syndicate.
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Washington, USA |
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